Param Vir Chakra (PVC)Awardee: Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, PVC

Grenadier Yogendra
Singh Yadav was part of the leading team of Ghatak Platoon tasked to capture
Tiger Hill on the night of 3/4 July 1999. The approach to the top was steep,
snow bound and rocky. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, unmindful of the risk
involved, volunteered to be in the lead and fixed rope of his team to climb up.
On seeing the team, the enemy opened intense automatic grenade, rocket and
artillery fire killing the commander and two of his colleagues and the platoon
was stalled. Realising the gravity of the situation, Grenadier Yadav crawled up
to the enemy position to silence it and in the process sustained multiple
injuries. Unmindful of his injuries and in the hail of enemy bullets, Grenadier
Yadav continued climbing towards the enemy positions. Lobbing grenades and
continuously firing from his weapon, he killed four enemy soldiers in close combat
and silenced the automatic fire. Despite multiple injuries, he refused to be
evacuated and continued the charge. Inspired by his gallant act, the platoon
charged on to the other positions with renewed punch and captured Tiger Hill
Top.